The Department for Transport has agreed to a temporary and limited relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers' hours and sector-specific working time rules for drivers involved in the distribution of freight and passenger services whose journeys are delayed or extended due to the closure of the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland.

Members should be aware that the UK Government has published the excise notice explaining the effects of the law and regulations covering the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS).